by alex | Feb 15, 2017 | newsletter
A 5 year pilot scheme is being introduced to English schools, which will focus on teaching children cyber security skills in a bid to fill a skills gap in this area across the UK. Cyber Crime Now an Important National Issue. The risk of criminals (or foreign powers)...
by alex | Feb 15, 2017 | newsletter
An estimated 1.5 million WordPress pages were attacked and defaced in January via a vulnerability in the platform’s REST API. What Vulnerability? The vulnerability in the REST API (the Application Programming Interface of the REST architecture that makes up the pages)...
by alex | Feb 10, 2017 | newsletter
Lockheed Martin UK has announced that it is supporting the UK government’s CyberFirst initiative, designed to attract and fast-track tomorrow’s online security experts. What Is CyberFirst? The CyberFirst skills initiative was piloted and launched by GCHQ in May 2016,...
by alex | Feb 10, 2017 | newsletter
President Trump’s order to ban immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries has led to 30 more US technology firms openly expressing their opposition to it. 127 Total The 30 technology firms, who have just signed a brief opposing the ban, join 97 others who have...
by alex | Feb 10, 2017 | newsletter
The technical director of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has said in a security conference speech that computer security companies may be exaggerating the abilities of malicious hackers. Exaggerating to Boost Security Sales During a speech at the Usenix...
by alex | Feb 10, 2017 | newsletter
Facebook’s 1.79 billion users can now benefit from new login security measures which use a security key alongside the password. Security Keys. The new security upgrade involves the introduction of a security key for Facebook users. The FIDO U2F is a physical key which...
